An emotional Jai Arrow has rung the South Sydney legacy bell before the club’s fundraiser clash with his former club Brisbane on Thursday night.

The NRL community has rallied around the 30-year-old and his family since his motor neurone disease diagnosis, with the Rabbitohs wearing white-out jerseys with ‘Arrow’ emblazoned on the back of each and every one.

The kits will be auctioned off after the game and the money — as well as profits from replica white-out jerseys — provided directly to the Arrow family to support them through the challenges ahead.

Brisbane’s jumpers also had Arrow’s club heritage number No.222 emblazoned onto it.

But before a speck of dirt touched the jerseys, players from both sides formed a guard of honour as Arrow walked out with partner Berina and their daughter Ayla.

Arrow was already in tears and fought off more as he rang the bell.

“We’ve never witnessed anything like this, folks. What a moment in this young man’s life,” Andrew Voss said on Fox Sports.

Every player embraced Arrow afterwards and an inspired Souths side quickly went up 12-0 over the Broncos with their mate watching on from the sidelines.

Brisbane staffers had also handed Arrow a Broncos jersey while fans around the ground held up given placards with the forward’s face.

South Sydney’s supporters’ group The Burrow unveiled a banner thanking the lovable forward for his years of service.

“I’ve been in this game since I was a little boy and they, the fans, never fail to amaze me how they get behind someone who’s having a tough time,” Souths coach Wayne Bennett told Fox Sports prior to kick-off.

“I’m always proud of this game that I’ve been involved with all my life and those people make me proud of how they can find time and give so much … the outpouring has been wonderful.

“I coached him (Arrow) from the time he came into first grade at the Broncos, I always loved the way he would never give up and keeps at it.

“In terms of speed, footwork — probably none of those are in his playbook, but his attitude of doing your best and not letting your teammates down was always there.

“Last year we had a really tough year here and he won player of the year because every week he turned up at his best and that’s Jai Arrow.”

Arrow rang the bell on Thursday night three days after tossing the coin at the AFL clash on King’s Birthday following the Big Freeze slide raising funds for FightMND.

He had also joined Queensland in camp for the State of Origin opener last month.

South Sydney and Brisbane are both yet to record a win since Arrow, who played 24 games for Brisbane and 98 for the Rabbitohs as well as 56 for Gold Coast, publicly revealed his diagnosis on May 20.

The injury-ravaged and freefalling Rabbitohs have lost three straight to tumble from comfortably inside the top four to equal eighth, while the Broncos are languishing in 12th spot after winning just five of 13 games in their title defence.

— with AAP